Ok, the burning only occurs when one adds Sriracha, aka Hipster Ketchup. Otherwise it’s just sweet and garlicky and yum. I found this recipe via pinterest and have been eyeballing it for a couple of weeks. I finally decided that it was time to make it and Kroger had just the amount of precleaned shrimp […]
A few years back, Sparks and I took a vacation in Rockport, MA. I don’t remember exactly why I chose Rockport. I think I wanted to hit the area because I’d never been anywhere in the Northeastern US. Rockport was nice though, we stayed in a lovely little B&B which was just a short walk […]
Back in the mid to late 80s, there was an Italian restaurant in town called Enza’s. I never set foot in the place, but every so often my Pop would bring home a loaf of their stuffed bread for dinner. Enza’s has existed in Lexington at various times over the years, most recently they were […]
Recently, on some cooking show or other, (I watch a lot of them) we saw salt crusted potatoes. On friday, we attempted them. Super easy and very yummy. Start with some small potatoes. I think that the recipe I found called for fingerlings. I used some sort of small golden potato that Kroger had. Put […]
My favorite cake is a wonderful thing. I adore it so. My auntie who is such a great cook came up with the recipe one million years ago when dinosaurs walked the earth and I was maybe a teen. She’s not a restaurant style cook, she is one of those fabulous church ladies who show […]
I’ve got a chicken in the crockpot, it’s been going for a couple of hours, still needs a couple. For the first time I am trying it without adding a lot of liquid to it. My friend Mari is the one who told me that I could do a whole chicken in the crockpot. We […]
Often, when I have an awful, no good, terribly bad day I want comfort food. For me that means snooty cheeses. Sometimes with a little fruit on the side, sometimes not. If I’d remembered that I had grapes in the fridge last night I totally would have eaten those, but I forgot. Our Kroger is […]
I find myself craving Mexican food very often. Sometimes though, I really just want margaritas, the food is secondary. Yesterday was one of those cases. I had talked to the boyfriend about going out for tacos and when he asked me why I wanted to go I had to admit that I really just wanted […]
I’ve cooked three times since Saturday and everything has turned out great! There’s been a lot of happy belly rubbing in our house. On Saturday, I made chicken fajitas with Pioneer Woman’s Pico de Gallo and guacamole. On Tuesday, I tried a pasta dish I found linked on Facebook and on Wednesday I made the […]
We went to a bbq this weekend with lots of Sparks’ old (and my not so old) friends. We took a bean salad as a side dish – it got rave reviews from the darling Robin. This is just something I made up once upon a time and it’s always a work in progress or […]